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Complete Entertainment Design Software

Complete Entertainment Design Software

Scenic Design

Sketch and freeform model in one stage design software to take your ideas from conceptual drawing to completed design with detailed 3D models. Apply textures for depth and add life to your scenes. Generate and share precise scenic build drawings that are ready for production.

Lighting Design

A built-in library of instruments and trusses for lighting design keeps you moving under tight deadlines. Patch your show and export the data using GDTF and MVR and visualize and share your designs with live rendering modes. All while keeping track of your gear with detailed equipment list worksheets. 

Event Design

Create quick seating and table arrangements with detailed 2D layouts and stunning 3D renderings within a single application. Stay on top of event costs with integrated worksheets and Excel referencing. Even automate and display detailed information about event items within comprehensive documentation.

Production Management

Keep track of project details while collaborating with your team through Project Sharing abilities. Understand how design choices impact bottom-line decisions using integrated data. And annotate and markup drawings for technicians and installers to make decisions and collaborate in context.

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Muse Will of the People | Production Design by Jesse Lee Stout and Sooner Rae. Photo Courtesy of Todd Moffses

Be the Dreamer and the Doer

Sketch, model, and document your ideas with precision drafting capabilities and the most flexible 3D modeling engine available, all bolstered by an expansive library of manufacturer content to help bring ideas to life.

3D Previsualization Right Where You Need It

Showcase lets you test run your show in real time without leaving Vectorworks Spotlight. Vision is a free stand-alone previsualization software, perfect for when you don't need full design capabilities. Both offer the flexibility to experiment and adjust to your satisfaction.

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Create Anything Together

Have your entire team work together on the same Vectorworks files with Project Sharing and communicate your ideas through Vectorworks Cloud Services. Collaborate and share your designs with anyone with the most default import/export capabilities available, including industry-leading GDTF and MVR.

Make your data do the documentation

Automatically generate accurate, real-time documents that update with design changes, reducing errors and saving time. From build drawings and light plots to inventories and seating counts, you’ll have everything you need—for any production—through the power of data.

What’s New in Entertainment, Lighting, and Stage Design

Vectorworks Spotlight is always being updated—here are some of the most recent updates to our software.    

See What You Can Do

Turn your ideas into compelling visuals with remarkable line drawings, lifelike 3D models, and immersive presentations. And with the latest in virtual and augmented reality and rendered panoramas, you can go beyond how your design will look and show how it’ll feel.

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The Weeknd Starboy Tour | Courtesy of SRae Productions and Es Devlin

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We’re here for you

We’ll be with you every step of the way to help make your transition to Vectorworks smooth. With customizable training options from online essentials seminars and webinars to regional classroom events and onsite sessions, you’ll have the support you need for success.

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